Brown Berets to protest Balcones Heights ‘racial profiling’

The Brown Berets of San Antonio are gathering tonight to protest alleged actions by the Balcones Heights Police Department.

The grass-roots group, made up of men and women of all ages, has been involved in various social action causes for a few years. Some of its members were part of the early Chicano rights movement. Others are young teens and women concerned about neighborhood issues, environmental racism and U.S. immigration policy, among other issues.

In this latest concern, they accuse Balcones Heights officers of racial profiling.

In an e-mail, spokesman Carlos de Leon says police officers from Balcones Heights have been “acting as immigration agents,” stopping people